Borno Govt demolished 11 mosques, 4 churches – MURIC reveals

The Islamic human rights advocacy group, Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has revealed that the Borno State Government actually demolished 11 mosques and four churches. This is contrary to claims that only churches were demolished in the state. MURIC made its findings known to journalists in a statement issued on Wednesday, 11th August, 2021. The statement reads : “Contrary to a coordinated propaganda over the demolition of an EYN church in Maiduguri, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) can authoritatively report that the Borno State Geographic Information Systems (BOGIS) created by Governor…

Borno: In Zulum’s shoes, what else would you do? By Isa Gusau

Before reacting to that question-headline, please, take a little while to walk in the ‘shoes’ of Borno governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum. A few persons have been writing to condemn what they perceive as Zulum’s political incorrectness. They refer to the governor’s expression of concern over ceaseless killings of the people he serves and swore to protect; and on gun shots directed at him and his convoy in Baga. “The governor plays to the gallery”, one of them wrote. In my understanding, the problem of these critics is not the…